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A10941 • 2025

Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk

Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk

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Sponsor
Brian Maher
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk

Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk Authorizes John Raftery to take the competitive civil service exam for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible civil service list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Shawangunk.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk Authorizes John Raftery to take the competitive civil service exam for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible civil service list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Shawangunk.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  2. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    REPORTED

  3. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.514

  4. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.514

  5. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    HOME RULE REQUEST

  6. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  7. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  8. 2026-06-04 Senate

    REFERRED TO RULES

  9. 2026-06-03 Assembly

    REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  10. 2026-04-14 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Official Summary Text

Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk
Authorizes John Raftery to take the competitive civil service exam for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible civil service list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Shawangunk.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10941

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 14, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Employees

        AN ACT in relation to authorizing John Raftery to take  the  competitive
          civil  service  examination  for the position of police officer and be
          placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police offi-
          cer for the town of Shawangunk

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil
     2  service law, including the  age  requirements  under  paragraph  (a)  of
     3  subdivision  1  of  such  section,  or any other provision of law to the
     4  contrary, John Raftery, who has been continuously employed by  the  town
     5  of  Shawangunk,  in the county of Ulster, as a part-time police officer,
     6  shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination  for
     7  the  position  of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on
     8  such examination, be eligible to be placed  on  the  eligible  list  for
     9  appointment  as  a  full-time police officer with the town of Shawangunk
    10  police department.
    11    § 2.  John Raftery shall otherwise be subject to the merit and fitness
    12  provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi-
    13  cers.
    14    § 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15290-01-6